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What Were You Thinking?
Emily Peyton is one of the first female attorneys in 1880s Kansas. After her father is injured in an accident, Emily takes on managing the practice in the face of prejudice and hostility. Many feel the law is no place for a woman....
What Were You Thinking?
Sometimes the journey is only the beginning. Michael Archer might not have been able to save Ben Carstairs, but he vowed to carry out Ben’s dying wish: to be reconciled with his father...
What Were You Thinking?
In the 1870s American West, Michael Archer, wracked by guilt over having killed once again, embarks on a mission to clear the name of a man wrongly executed for murder...
What Were You Thinking?

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What Were You Thinking?

Readers and other writers frequently ask where story ideas come from. Orson Scott Card once said, “Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don’t see any.”   The idea for my current work …

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Another Favorite Author: Steven James

This week, I’d like to introduce you to another of my favorite authors, Steven James. Steven’s books include: The Pawn, The Rook, The Knight, The Bishop, and The Queen. His latest novel, Opening Moves, will be at the end of this week. Saying Steven James writes thrillers is like saying …

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Win a free book

This week, I’m being interviewed by Melissa Finnegan on her blog. Here’s the link. We’re giving away a free copy of Journey to Riverbend. http://5020genesis.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/write-to-the-point-with-henry-mclaughlin/

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Vacation

I’m on vacation this week.                                                                See y’all next week.  

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Writing in Faith

I read a blog recently where the writer asked why do Christians read fiction. Is it to escape the real world? To go to times in the past or future where life wasn’t so difficult? There are probably as many reasons why Christians read fiction as there are Christians. His …

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Book Recommendation: Cowgirl Trail

Cowgirl Trail is the fifth book in Texas Trails: A Morgan Family Series. The connection to the rest of the series is subtle so this book works very well as a standalone yet still holds its place with the other stories. Maggie Porter has been away from the Rocking P …

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What Do You Value

Recently, I had an online discussion with several authors about the question: what are important core values for a Christian writer? Several were identified, including devotion to God, commitment to truth in life and in story, time with God—staying connected with him, honesty and integrity, discipline to take care of …

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I Only Write When I’m Inspired…

I Only Write When I’m Inspired… This quote is credited to William Faulkner. And many a writer waits for that inspiration, that muse, those boys in the basement, as Stephen King calls them, to rise up and sprinkle inspiration like Tinkerbell’s fairy dust. Yes, when the muse finally arrives, the …

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End of the Trail Is a 5 Star Book

End of the Trail by Vickie McDonough is a fascinating tale of love, restoration, trust, and reconciliation set against a plot of life-threatening greed. Brooks Morgan, a drifter, stumbles into Shoofly, Texas, in 1896 to get out of storm. He befriends a man, Will Langston, who sets him on a …

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Free e-book

Journey to Riverbend is FREE this week only. The e-book version of Journey to Riverbend is free from July 8 to July 14. Check your favorite e-book vendor and enter the exciting world of Riverbend.

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